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Population (year 2000): 745. Estimated
population in July 2005: 785 (+5.4% change)
Males: 361 (48.5%), Females: 384 (51.5%)
Gordon County
Zip code:
30139
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $35,893 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,700 (year 2000)
Races in Fairmount:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Black (3.2%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (27.0%), English
(17.9%), Irish (7.8%), German (1.7%), French (1.3%),
Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 758 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairmount
- High school or higher: 66.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairmount city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 7.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +112 (+17.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairmount:
- GORDON HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CALHOUN, GA)
- MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; JASPER,
GA)
- NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE (about 20 miles; CANTON,
GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairmount:
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 32 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 40 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 54 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairmount:
- TOM B. DAVID FLD (about 17 miles; CALHOUN, GA; ID:
CZL)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 18 miles; JASPER, GA; ID: JZP)
- GILMER COUNTY (about 18 miles; ELLIJAY, GA; ID: 49A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairmount:
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37
miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
- CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about
51 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 13,841)
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51
miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
Public primary/middle school in Fairmount:
- FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 510;
Location: 130 PEACHTREE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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